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Thursday, October 30, 2008

Okay, i know its late but there were a lot of photos to upload and it kept throwing them out!! lol But I think they are all here now, so we can start. This is the tag we are going to make. It has a pearly shimmer background and pearl painted main images , accessorised with hardware embellishments. If you would like to win a pile of goodies then please leave a comment and we will pick one at random on Monday.

18 and mix into a creamy consistency on the craft mat. Blonde Moments pearl pigments contain binders which enable the pigments to mix with water without the need for sealing.

19 paint in the image. Because we have used clear embossing powder the paint will not stick to the outline so there is no need to be precise.

20 whilst the first colour is still wet add a second colour and blend.

21 paint in all images.

22 cut out all images leaving a slight border.

23 stick all images to a piece of green shimmer card.

24 re trim images leaving a small border.

25 outline scrolls with the white gel pen.

26 attach images to tag with d/sided tape.

27 punch a hole in the tag and attach a hinge clip with ribbon. tie firmly in a double knot.

28 attach the metal numerals to the small tag with brads.

29 open the hinge clip and add small tag.

30 Et Voila. A beautiful shimmery Christmas tag with subtle jewel tones. Now its your turn to have a go. But be warned it is extremely addictive!!!lol. Don't forget to leave a comment for the chance to win blog goodies.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Great day today. Its half-term which means kids craft day. Today we were making and decorating the wooden Christmas tree. The kids ranging from age 6 to 14, first painted the tree and covered it in wrapping papers. We then stamped sheets of Christmas images and water coloured them in. These were attached to the tree with buttons to embellish. Every ones tree looked fabulous and will be a definite talking point over the Christmas period for years to come. Here are some of them . All camera shy today!!

One of my bezzie mates came over from Manchester with her 2 gorgeous kids and 2 friends. It was absolutely ace to see as we are sooooo busy these days that it is hard to make the time. Jayne (or Lisa Tarbuck as we affectionately (oh ok pisstakingly) call her) is hilarious and always makes me laugh. Tena ladies are always required when she comes to stay. When Jayne , Kirsty (Wiseman) and I get together to play and create we end up getting nothing at all done, but we have fabulous stomach muscles from all that laughing till we cry!!!

What lemon drops??

Uurgh did she just kiss me???

I promised that I would show you some more samples of shimmer pearl tags, and here they are. Don't forget that I am going to be doing a step by step tutorial on this tomorrow. I haven't even started it yet so it will be fresh as they come. I hope you will join me in making it. As usual if you would like to leave a comment , there will be a prize draw with goodies for the winner. Not sure what the goodies will be yet, as I have forgotten to mention it to Ben. (Ill wait till hes in a really good mood,dont worry).

This weekend is a paper craft show at the Doncaster Dome, organized by the lovely Paula . Do try to get there as it is a fab little one day show. Our stand is strictly girlies. I will be joined by The Goddess and the Resident bit of Glamour. It will be lovely to see you all and if you read this blog please come and say hello. Maybe you are of of my blog followers!! It is great to see that people are interested enough in what you are doing to follow it. It is greatly appreciated and if there is anything you would like to see me write about then please let me know. I cant remember the times of the show ( I do know we have to leave home at 4.50 am YES 4.30am, so we can set up)but I will check it out and post an announcement tomorrow.

As I am writing this I have just knocked a full can of dandelion and burdock (ooh my fave!!) off the bedside table and it has landed upside down ( of course ) into my handbag. I managed to grab it but not before it had emptied all its contents.Lovely what a soggy mess. Luckily I managed to save the Flip before it got drowned and everything else is drying off as we speak. Hope it doesn't all turn into a sticky mess by morning!!

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

After rude comments from America (He who should be obeyed!!) about the scruffy boring last two days of shoe watch. Hey when its this cold comfort comes first!!! I have a quality pair to stun you with. These are a couple of years old and I love them soooooo much that I hardly wear them -I just look at them!! Yes I know, you don't have to tell me!! lol. They are made by Irregular Choice and when I bought them they had a large cream paper chrysanthemum attached to the front of each shoe. Fabby, but quickly got ruined.

One of my favourite classes today. The shimmer and shine technique workshop. This is all the techniques you could want to know about the Blonde Moments pearl pigments. W e used them dry , we turned them into shimmery pearly paints and we mixed them with Tim Holtz Distress re-inkers for fabulous backgrounds. Those of you who regularly read this already know how in love with this I am!!! lol, and I just love it when the student s feel exactly the same half way thru the class.

Here are some of the students hard at work!! Can you apot the lovely Elaine aka Cake lady?? Todays cake was shop bought , But we let her off because we lurve her and it was chocolate and fresh cream. Sos forgot to take a photo before it was eaten , and yes I had a good sniff of the chocolate to satisfy my taste buds!!! lol

Here are some of the scrummy backgrounds that they made. I really wanted to collect them all in and not let them take them home , but I think I probably would have been lynched!! lol

Love, love, love these next two.

Tomorrow I will show you some more tags and backgrounds made with this technique and on Thursday I will do a step by step tutorial with it. If you want to play along this is what youll need:-